PRECIOUS Economic recovery bets push platinum to over six-year peak

Platinum prices extended a rally on Monday to scale their highest in more than six years on firmer investor expectations that an economic recovery would boost demand for the auto-catalyst metal and ...
The Economist

The world has become surprisingly less grumpy

The most content corners of the world remain familiar ones. More than 90% of people in Denmark said they felt enjoyment—the ...
Reuters

U.S., Japan set for recovery in second half of 2021, IMF chief economist says

WASHINGTON, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Economic stimulus approved in the United States and Japan at the end of last year will help to power a recovery in their economies in the second half of 2021, IMF chief ...
The Economist

Bit by bit, the world economy’s resilience is being worn away

This resilience, a Teflon-like superpower, is cause for celebration. It means that the twin scourges of recession and unemployment have been kept at bay. The trouble is that threats are now mounting.